12-22-2012, 04:28 PM | #76 |
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But if it did not make an impression you want to remember that so you do not read the book again by mistake.
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12-22-2012, 04:58 PM | #77 | |
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12-22-2012, 05:02 PM | #78 |
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12-22-2012, 08:13 PM | #79 |
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Well, there are probably other ways also to find not so good things to consume that does not cost any money. I made the mistaken assumption that the goal here was to read good books.
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12-22-2012, 09:20 PM | #80 |
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One thing I want out of my ereader, is the most advanced one available. Does that mean the most fonts, not necessarily, does that mean complicated, definitly no. My kindle is good but I want faster access to my books with not a single bug or glitch in site. I want a book store that knows me better then I know myself. One that understands that I am unwilling to pay those huge book prices you see in the best sellers lists. I want a book store that gives the new talent a chance to get recognized. I want more free contnet than anyone. I want a book store that understands that price and tallent don't normally related to each other.
That's why I am with amazon. More free than anyone on the planet. The book store understands my reading preferences and never bothers with prices over $8 because I am simply not willing to pay more than that. PS when I go through 80 books a year prices can really add up. |
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12-23-2012, 08:56 AM | #81 | |
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My beloved PRS 650 gave up the ghost a few weeks ago and I looked around for an alternative. Not finding one I liked, I invested in a new battery and I'm hoping it will give me a couple more years of reading. The only thing that I would wish for would be a built in light, but I don't want all the other bells and whistles that seem to go with it. I have a smart phone for all that. |
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12-23-2012, 09:33 AM | #82 |
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Less (preferably none) bells and whistles unrelated to reading, (mini games, web, mail, etc.) as much reading related features (glyphs, languages, hyphenation, typography) as possible. Let the reading systems be just that.
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12-23-2012, 12:15 PM | #83 |
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I have not played any games on any of my ereaders and probably never will. I would rather read.
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12-24-2012, 06:46 AM | #84 |
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Of the 2 things I wanted most one is now out, light. Let there be light. I hated clip on lights. The only other feature I would love to see is folders on the kindle. I like to organise how I like. It would make life easier.
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12-24-2012, 06:50 AM | #85 |
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Agree about the light! Don't care about folders - I only put a few current books to read on my devices anyway. My collection is stored in Calibre and simple files.
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12-24-2012, 12:27 PM | #86 |
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12-26-2012, 04:53 AM | #87 |
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All the features I want is related to reading content and keeping track of the stuff I want to read again. No games or video though audio might be nice once in a while.
1. stable OS 2. durability (not only physically but the insides should be able to take my reading pace, I use my ereaders long and hard) 3. folders 4. search by summary or title (I read huge numbers of fanfics from different sites, I don't want to go to storyfinders every time I want to find a particular fanfic). Last edited by alyxie; 12-26-2012 at 05:08 AM. |
12-26-2012, 11:46 AM | #88 |
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Different people use ereaders for different reasons. Even though I support the idea of more reading related features and less unrelated features, I have seen a lot of people use ereaders on buses. Something tells me that mini-games are targeted at them. Things like web support may reflect a gap in the market when it comes to cellular service and tablets: it is hard to find sunlight readable displays. Do you blame ereader vendors for trying to exploit this gap in the market?
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12-26-2012, 12:03 PM | #89 |
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Web support is much more about wirelessly delivering firmware updates and (more importantly) allowing people to easily buy content from the manufacturer's bookstore, to my mind.
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12-26-2012, 05:51 PM | #90 |
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Actually, it's more keeping track of the books that I haven't read. It's all about deciding which book to read at a given time, what I'm in the mood for. Sometimes I start a book and decide it's not what I'm in the mood for at that particular time, but I'll probably like it at another time. Any time you have more than a screen or two worth of books, then a little organization comes in handy.
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